Field Notes From the Border: Lessons Learned in Conducting Mental Health Research Involving Newly Arrived Latinx Immigrants as Study Participants.

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• Alternative Title:
  Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2025, v. 27, no. 1: Field Notes From the Border: Lessons Learned in Conducting Mental Health Research Involving Newly Arrived Latinx Immigrants as Study Participants.
• Journal Article:
  Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
• Personal Author:
  Vargas, Laura X. ; Ariefdjohan, Merlin ; Page, Chloe E. ; Meisel, Zachary F. ; Ulrich, Connie M. ; Alegría, Margarita ; Pimentel, Norma ; Epperson, C. Neill ; Richmond, Therese S.
• Description:
  In this paper, we describe a research protocol for surveying and interviewing Latinx immigrants recently arrived at the US southern border, and we raise important and unique issues that need to be considered with this population. The main objective is to share experiences, challenges, opportunities, and essential considerations (which we call lessons learned) that researchers should take into account when working with this vulnerable study population. The six lessons learned focus on: (1) fostering relationships with community partners; (2) participant consent and compensation; (3) linguistic and cultural fluency of researchers; (4) adapting data collection procedures to the environment and conditions; (5) establishing trust with participants and being trustworthy; and (6) addressing the ethical considerations of research with immigrant populations and the positionality of researchers. This paper provides a unique perspective of working with a vulnerable population that is in transit, often coming from circumstances of danger and risk to their lives, who are now headed towards new and uncertain experiences that may include disadvantage, exclusion or other risks. The lessons learned from the field inform best practices for working with recently arrived Latinx immigrants, with implications for public health research that may extend to other immigrant populations.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Data Collection
  • Emigrants and Immigrants
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Mental Health
  • Research Design
  • Vulnerable Populations
• Keywords:
  • Latinx immigrants
  • Mental health
  • Study protocol
  • Mixed-method research
• Source:
  Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2025, v. 27, no. 1
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-024-01643-0
• ISSN:
  1557-1912 ; 1557-1920
• Pubmed ID:
  PMC11781956
• Pubmed Central ID:
  39503832
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  R49 CE003083/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; K01MD015768/MD/NIMHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R49CE003083/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; L60 MH134352/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; K01 MD015768/MD/NIMHD NIH HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  181-189 (14 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/260359/cdc_260359_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 503.95 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:16064154121401613eb7974a70efa730b386813865c28ed67f476383355ea76f74a38d573377109984d58429f8139026a6330aee1181c28e7314d3e2300c1465